Meet The Surgeon Tomorrow
Hi All,
I have my meet the Surgeon tomorrow in Hamilton. Just wondering what goes on at this appointment. Is this just to talk or is an examination done?
My understanding is that this is the last hoop to jump through before surgery.
Any infö would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
on 11/20/17 2:32 pm
In Ottawa you sign consents for surgery, and have a chat about the procedure, talk about your history. No physical examination, no weigh-in, pretty low key. Hope it is the same in Hamilton. Good luck!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Thank you.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
Yahoo!!!! Congratulations!!!
I won?t speak for what happens in Hamilton but I wanted to say congrats. I?m super excited for you and sure it will be straightforward. :)
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. Choose happy. 
Opti -10 / M1 -25.5 / M2 -10 / M3 -14.5 / M4 -13 / M5 -10 / M6 -5.5 / M7 -9.5 / M8 -13.5 / M9 -0.5 / M10 -2.5 / M11 -2.5 / M12 +2 / M13 -5.5
Century Club and Onederland in month 7!!
Congratulations!!! You're almost there.
Good luck with the appointment tomorrow, let us know how it goes!
TWH (Toronto) | Starting Weight - 300, GW- 175
Referral: Jun 21/17 Orientation: Aug 23/17 NP: Sept 27/17 Social Worker: Sept 27/17 Nut Class: Oct 3/17 Sleep Study: Nov 6/17 NP Follow Up: Jan 3/18 Psych: Jan 12/18 Nut: Jan 15/18 Surgeon: June 1/18 Pre-Op: July 27/18 SlimTime: Aug 3/18 Surgery: Aug 17/18
SlimTime: -13.5 M1: -18 M2: -14 M3: -14.2 M4: -14.4 M5: -9.4 M6: -6.4 M7: -6.4 M8: ?
on 11/20/17 4:47 pm
Like Rosie said, it is pretty causal. I am in Hamilton as well. I did not actually meet Surgeon Dr Gmora though. I met his Assistant who is also a Doctor.
They as about your past medical History.
They go over your meds.
Sign paper work.
They look at your abdomen area but you just stand and pull up your shirt. Pretty basic.
One thing I found interesting is that I was not told which surgery I would have for sure. I was told I was down for a bypass but I might get a sleeve instead because of past surgery scars. I guess it will be a surprise for when I get out. Its a Sleeve! Or Its a Bypass!
Congrats on getting to this point. You are getting close! When you are done they will have you talk to Meaghan next to Pre-Op. She is sweet and super busy. After she gives you a packet of papers to fill out you go home and wait for the phone call. The phone call we all wait for. Your Pre-Op appointment, your last Pre-surgery group meeting and your Surgery date. It took me about a month to get that phone call. It is all worth it.
Penny
on 11/21/17 4:36 am
HIJACK!!! one more sleep!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
Hi Sweetride,
You're almost there.
I found my discussion with the surgeon (in Hamilton) very laid back. Basically he looked over my file, asked me if I had any questions, and then we talked about optifast (and why I didn't need it). That was basically it. He then told me to talk to Megan (the receptionist) when we were done, if I wanted to be on the wait list. That was it. Very easy, very short meeting. I then went out to talk to Megan and told her my availability. (Which basically was at that very moment!!) She took down my information and by the time I arrived home, she had already called and left a message for me to call her back because she had a cancellation for me!
I met with Dr. Hong, but my actual surgery was with Dr. Gomora.
Good luck with everything. You'll be fine. Keep us posted.
Barb
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
Thanks everyone! I'm excited for tomorrow. Finally I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
Good luck! You are so close now! As was noted they typically don't set in stone what surgery you are going to have. For the most part they will say RNY and sleeve is the backup in case they run into something during the surgery that prevents that. Either way they are both great alternatives and all of the surgeons are awesome.
Due to the fun of my revision and some stuff that went on post surgery while still in the hospital (blood count and BP fluctuating) I have met all 4 (Gmora and Hong and their residents). They are all great and can answer any questions you have. If you have questions about anything to do with the physical surgery do not hesitate to ask. Also, this would be the chance to specify which of the surgeries you prefer.
Lap Band - 07/08 (not filled long) Referral OBN 04/16, Orientation 09/16, Nutrition Workshop 4/7/17, Nurse 4/24/17, Psych 5/15/17, Dietician 5/24/17, Internist 6/13/17 Consent 7/10/17 Surgery 9/29/2017
HW 4/17: 267 Opti Start 9/16/17: 254 Surgery 9/29: 240.8 M1:-18 M2:-14 M3:-9 M4:-5 M5:-6
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